Transmission-gear.



PATENTED AUG. 25, 1908. P. HAYWARD.

TRANSMISSION GEAR.

APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 6, 1908.

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PHILIP HAYWARD, OF HANGING ROCK, onio. 4

TRAnsMIssIoN-GEAR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

"Patented 'Aug. 25, 1908.

Application filed March 6,1908. Serial No. 419,445.

To all whom it may-concern.

Be it known that I, PHILIP HAYWARD, a citizen'of, the UnitedfStates, and a resident of Hanging Rock, inthecounty of Lawrence and State of Ohio, have invented a new and Im'roved Transmission-Gear, of which the fol owing is-a full, clear, and exact'descrip-,

' tion.

' My inventionrelates to transmission gears,

my more" particular purpose being to provide a construction for general use.

j My inventionfurther relates to a form of transmission gear especially suitable for road *vehicles, and comprising -means for ism comprising clutches for disconnecting theiriction wheels with the peripheries of reversing the motion-of a revoluble driven member. ,/-Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming apart of this specifica-' tion, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures. Figure 1 isv a fragmentary inverted lan showing the under side of a road ve icle equipped with my-'-- invention; this view' further showing how the power is applied to a driving shaft, thence transmitted to the driven shaft, and further showing how the power maybe shifted from the dr'ivingshaft :to the contact surfaces of the wheels; Fig. 2 is a vertical cross section through the body bf the vehicle, showing the reversing mechanthe road wheels whenever the clutches are thrown out of action, in order totransmit the power'directly to'the roadwheels; and Fig.

3 1s a fragmentary detail showin in section a, ortlon of the reversing mec anism for shifting: the power from the gearing directly to the peripheries of the road wheels, and vice versa. The vehicle body is shown at 4, the rear I axle at 5, and the road wheels at 6, the latter the vehicle body.

being shown as provided with tires 7. The

vehicle springs 8. are disposed intermediate the body of the vehicle and the axle 5.

with the road wheels, and are geared by sprocket chains 10 with sprocket pinions 111, ower from the-latter to so as to transmit the road wheels. driving shaft 1.2 extends through a prime mover 13, such as an internal combustion engine, and is turned thereby. The ='prime mover is suspended .14 from the under side of upon angle irons 'tiountedupon the driving-shaft12 is a fly wheel 15; The'ends of the drivin shaft are provided with friction disks 16 of UStO-r conical form, mounted thereupon by aid of s lines 16?, and capable of sliding upon the s aft 12 in the general direction of the length thereof, but turning with the shaft at all;

times. The friction disks 16 are provided with hubs 17 on'which'fit collars 18 for the purpose of moving each friction disk 16 in the general direction of .the shaft-12. At.a. I

point adjacent to a sprocket-pinion 11, at one side of the vehicle, is a fork 18 engaging the adjacent collar 18. Immediately inside said s rocket pinion 11, is a clutch member 19'sp ined upon the shaft 12 and having a collar 19*, operated by a fork 20, the latter being connect-ed with the fork 18 by a yoke 21. The clutch member 19 is provided with a frusto-conical portion 22 which fits upon another frusto-conical portion 23, the latter being revoluble relatively to the driving shaft 12, buthaving no movement in the general direction of the axis of the same.

The sprocket pinion 11 is rigid in relation to the portion 23, so as to turn therewith.

Upon the opposite side of the'vehicle, immediately. inside the other sprocket pinion 11, a frusto-conicalclutch member 24 is mounted upon the driving shaft 12, and is revoluble relatively to said shaft, and said, clutchmember is mated by a hollow frustoconical clutch 'member'25, carried by a clutch member 26, 'splined upon the driving shaft 12 so as to turn therewith and yet be ca able of a longitudinal sliding movement re atively to the general direction of the axis thereof.-

A fork 27 controls the immediately adjacent friction disk 16, and is connected with a yoke 28. To this yoke is pivoted a rod 29 which.

extends nearly across the vehicle and is pivoted to alever 30, mounted upon a stub shaft 31 carried by a bracket 32, de ending from the under surface of the vehic e body;

mally out of engagement with the wheels 6,

are by the same movement of the hand lever 33 drawn toward each otherand into engagement with the wheels 6. This occurs when the hand lever is moved to the left according toFig. 2. When, however, this hand lever is moved to the right according to this figure, the friction disks 16 are moved outwardly and thus disconnected from the wheels 6, the

same movement causing the clutch members 22, 25, to move into engagement with the clutch members 23, 24. My invention is used as follows: We-will suppose thatthe parts occupy their normal pos1tions as indicatedin Fig.'1', and that the vehicle forward. :If now the operator moves the hand lever 33 to a suitable extent to the left, he disengages the clutch members 22, from engagement with the clutch members 23 24, and draws the friction disks -16 toward the wheels 6, and carrying the movement of the hafid lever still further to the left according to Fig. 2 the friction disks 16 are drawn firmly-into'engage'ment with the wheels 6, the clutch members 22, 25 being still disengaged, 'as just described. The result is that when the hand lever 33 occupies its extreme position to the left according to Fig. 2, the power from the driving shaft is applied through the friction disks 16 directly to the wheels 6, so as to turn the,

wheels by power ap lied to their peripheries,

' whereas when the ever 33 occupies its extreme position to the rightaccording'to Fig.

2, the power is applied from the prime mover 1.3 through thedriving shaft 12, the gearing consisting of sprocket pinions 11, sprocket chains 10, and sprocket'wheelsQ, to the'road wheels 6. The direction of rotation of the wheels is in the instance last mentioned, different from .what takes place, when the power is ap' lied through'the friction disks 16 to the perip cries of the wheels. The opera: tor isithus enabled to drive the vehicle forward or backward, or to render the driving gear idle, as desired.

aving thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Y iatent 1. In a transm1ssion'.gear,-the combination of a driving shaft, a driven shaft, gearing for connecting said driving shaft in o 'erative relation to said driven shaft, a c utch for connecting said gearing with said. driving shaft and disconnecting-the same therefrom,

a revoluble member mounted upon said driven shaft, a friction disk mounted upon said driving shaft and adapted tointermit- 7 tently engage such revoluble member upon said driven shaft for the purpose of applyingable at will for throwin vided with a road wheel, a sprocket w vin operative relationto said road wheel for the purpose of turning the latter, a sprocket ower directly thereto, and means controlsaid clutch and friction disk into action a ternately.

2. In a transmission gear, the combination of a driven shaft, a-drivin 'shaft bearing. a fixed relation. to the riven shaft,

1 gearing for connecting said shafts together so asto enable said driven shafttoturn'in a given direction, other gearing for connect- .ing said shafts together so as to enablesaid dr1ven shaft to turn in an opposite direction,

and means controllable at will for throwing into action either gearin as desired.

, 3. The combination 0 a driving shaft, a driven .shaft, sprocket connections for enabling said. driving shaft to actuate said driven shaft, a clutch for connecting said driving shaft with said sprocket connections and for disconnecting the same therefrom, a

revoluble member mounted upon said driven shaft, a gear .member mounted upon said driving shaft andadapted to engage and disengage said. revoluble member upon said driven shaft, and means connected with said last-mentioned gear member and with said clutch for thep'urposeof actuating the same in unison.

. 4. The combination of a vehicle body plroi chain connected with said sprocket wheel, a driving shaft, a sprocket member mounted thereupon and engaging said sprocket chain, I

a clutch for connecting said drivin shaft to said sprocket member, a friction dis mounted upon said driving shaft and adapted to en- 1 age said road wheel directly, and means controllable at will for disconnectin said clutch and for forcing said friction dis into engagement with said road wheel.

5. The combination of a vehicle body, a road wheel for supporting the same, a set of gearing for turning said road wheel in one direction, a gearing member for engaging 1 said road wheel directly in order to turn it in an opposite direction, a driving shaft bearing a fixed relation to the rear wheel,

and means controllable at' will for discoh necting said set of gearing and forforcing said gearin member into engagement with said road w eel so as to reverse the direction of travel of said road wheel. a

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this. specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. r

' PHILIP HAYWARD. Witnes ses:

' W. M. 'Jrfrrnnv,

MASON P. HERRON. 

